SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 242, 1 July 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Soldiers Entertained at Sydney Street Soldiors' Club. Saturday was a big day at the Sydney Street Soldiers' Club, a great many soldiors who are returning to their homes being the guests of the committee. Prom three o'clock in Hits afternoon until halfpast eleven at night they were coming and going, and a dance in tho evening proved a great, attraction. Sirs. AV. F. Ma.ssev, president of the club, who was received with cheers, welcomed tho men, mid in the course of a brief speech congratulated the soldiers upon their fine achievements in France, and said how very pleased everyone was n,t tlie opportunity of. entertaining them. 3.lrs. Mas6ey also said how pleased they were to welcomo as their guests tho sailors who •were also returning to their homes and who had accompanied the. soldiers to the club that evening. Tho Hurt Indies wero hostesses in the tearoom, and wore assisted by members of the committee Several songs wero sung by Hiss I'hoobo Parsons, and music for the dancing was played by Madame Foley, one of the soldiers accompanying her with tho violin and another with the comet. Altogether a very pleasant evening was spent, and the visitors expressed great appreciation of the hospitality which had been shown them. The club had been decorated with quantities of waltle, out of compliment to the soldiers, and tea was served in the main r<lolll of tho club as well a* in the tearoom. Women and Munitions. N.O doubt most of our readers are familiar with tho eloquent tribute paid by the Minister of Munitions in Parliament to tlio work of women in the war, but for "the benefit of (bo few who may not havo.,read it, wo cannot help repeating his words, slates the "Queen." "Nearly 750.000 women are actively cmployed ,at the present time under the Ministry of Munitions, and constitute an additional resource.in the labour power without which wo could not carry on. The diligence and the devotion of these women, their skill, thnir strength, abovo (ill their loyal and unwearying spirit, are beyond all praise. The main thing we have to be careful of ie not to let the women overstrain themselves at their work. More than nine-tenths of the whole manufacture of shells is due to the labours of women, and of women who before the war never saw a lathe. Not only have these cnormnus outputs been produced by women's liibour, but the cost has gono down and the quality has gone up to an almost incredible extent. In 1015 one high explosive shell in 18,000 was a premature. The last great batch of shells which were fired, of which careful records were kept, show that in 930,(100 only two prematures Occurred." The evidence, which Mr. Winston Churchill gives of tho hard work and devotion of women in this totally new and. severe form of labour, is really not so important as his acknowledgment of tho quality of their work." A Schoolgirl's Battloplano. A scheme has been set on loot in Now South Wales by means «{ which all the girls' .schools of that Sla(i> will co-oper-ato in providing a battleplane to swell tho number already sent (0 tho theatre of war by New South Wales. Each battleplane costs i; 2700. and as {here are 150 girls' schools in the Slate, the averago amount to bo raised in each school is i'lß. While many schools will not l>e able to raise quite so much money, (hero are others who are in a position to obtain moro than that, amount. The name suggested for the New South Wales girls' school battleplane is "Kookaburra"—an essentially .Australian name. . The scheme, has been taken up with great piithusiam by most of tho schools throughout-the'State. Mr. and Mr,s. Guy Williams have re. turned to Masterton from a visit to Kotorua. 1 Mrs. J. Perry (Sulphur Wells, Masterton), and her daughter, Mrs. ll'Cowan, aro visiting Wellington. Miss Erica Chalmers (Fernoyhnrst, Masterton) is spending a few days with Miss Chalmers, The Terrace. Miss J. Miller (Fahiatua) is visiting Mrs Cooin, at Muritai. Decent visitors to Wellington aro Miss Wybourne (West Coast), Mrs. H. Wood (Mastertoii), and Mrs liygum (Napier). Mrs. llosking and Miss B. Vallance (Masterton) are spending a. few days at Plimmerton. ■ The following ladies will bo in charge ■ of the Navy League offices this veek: Today, Mrs. Luke and Miss Cable;. Tnesday morning, meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary; afternoon,, meeting of the Executive Committee; Wednesday morn, ing Mrs. Larnach, afternoon Mrs. Buxton; Thursday, i!rs.-Harding; Friday, tho "Spinnery" Ladies. Miss M. Lightfoot (Blenheim) is visiting New Plymouth. ' Mrs. Cecil Gray has returned to Wellington from New Plymouth. The engagement is announced of Miss Kathleen Smith, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Smith, Hay's Bay, to Lieutenant 6. J. Morrall, of the Dental Corps, Featherston. Speaking at the opening of the new Ked Cross Convalescent Home at Montecillo (Duuedin) on Wednesday, tho Minister of Defence (Sir James Allen) said lhat many of those interested in tho ■ returned soldier problem were sometimes I troubled and distressed to see these in- | validcd men about the streets "subject j to (hose imaginary kindnesses which are after all tho greatest cruelties that can be offered to these men." Some mistaken friends, he continued, were not treating the returned soldier iis lie ought to be treated. In that institution tho convalescent men would not be allowed to have intoxicating drink, because it retarded their recovery. He wanted to raise the strongest possible protest against the custom of offering drink to these 6ick men—neurasthenic, with their nerves all gone to pieces—and asked everyone in the city to assist in tho en- I deavour to keep drink away from these' men until, at any rate, they were restored to perfect health and strength again.—("Otago Daily Times.") At the AVairarapa.Aluac Club on Friday night; there was a fairly large attendance of soldiers and lh.-;ir friends, despite unfavourable weather. Mcsdames W. Toogood', W. Howard Booth, B. Speedy, and A. Clark acted as hostesses. Music was provided by the military band, .mil extras were played on the . piimoforto by Mt'sdii.iß-s V.'ickens, Oliver, and Daw-son, Misses Tnogood and .Kilmariin. Air. F. bralwit was M.C. |

A woman's waniiujf to women. So long Ims Miss Milsom been established that it is impossible for her to prevent imitator?. It is. now time for her. to sppak and declare that all her preparations used ill hoj- treatments cannot bo copied by anyone. Whenever you are told "the fr-nnn. , as Miss Jlilsum's" it is nnlrnc, because you will not get the results. She is the original Miss Milsoni. Pponalist in Hnir and Vita; with the highest qualifications obtainable. Cull or write re all treatments, All linirwork, latest: and lightest. Electrolysis by up. poiiitniPht. The most skilful'oporaior in Australasia. Dozens of patients will lestify us tn the treiilmcnt being pcrmaiipn't without Ilie ■•'.iflifst blomish. lli"-i MilRom, It I Willis Street (ppp. Shortt's Picture Theatre). 'I'hone 814.—Advt.